I’m not a nurse, but after having my child (my first major medical…anything. No broken bones, etc.), I have SO MUCH respect for nurses. I was in labor (unmedicated for 13 hours, medicated for nearly 10), and my doctor was with me for…maybe an hour? Don’t get me wrong, she rocks, but at one point, it seemed possible she wouldn’t be able to attend the birth (she was in the next room and there appeared to be complications there), and I was 100% fine with the possibility of the nurses delvering the baby. I wrote a note expressing how happy I was with my nurses to the hospital admin, as well. They were truly phenomenal.